FRUITS OF QUEENSLAND, 



Persimmons. 



any fruit soil, and some of the dwarf-growing kinds are well adapted for 

 growing in private gardens, on account of the small amount of room they take 

 up. The trees are deciduous, and, as a rule, are not much troubled with pests. 

 So far, the use of the fruit is confined to its consumption fresh, though in 

 Japan it is dried in a similar manner to apricots or peaches. 



